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Published: 2012-02-09 13:50:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 509; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 19
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messy shot from late last year. foreground is a bit dark.. hmm...Werribee South Beach.
All comments + critique are welcome
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grab a .9 (3 stop) grad ND filter for +10 epic points
good shot regardless
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yes.. an ND filter is on my wishlist! 
Thank you for your comment
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really depend on your budget. The cheaper ones ($10-20) will be ok for just playing around. They loose sharpness with anything more than a 50mm lens typically. I get most of my stuff from b and h. [link]
you can go there and select what size you need.
To balance the sky to a normal/good looking level, use a 2 stop. To give the 'hdr' look use 3 stops. I'm guessing you have the kit lens, based on your photo exif data (creep stalker lol) so it looks like your options are 1 or 2 stop. 3 stop is for lenses with 72mm filter threads and higher (on b&h at least) there's always ebay though.
If you want top quality go for one made of schott glass. B+W is one of the top brands for any filter.
Bottom line, get whatever you can afford and get out there and shoot!
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Thanks for the link. Wish I lived in the states, free shipping!
Yeah I've only got the 18-55 kit lens, I've just ordered a 50mm 1.8f < for more low light shots + portraiture that I'm thinking of doing.
Hmm, yeah I'm not sure how much I want to spend on a filter at this stage, photography is just a hobby for me, something I enjoy doing. Not part of my job 
I see from your profile that you're studying?
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awesome, you will love the 50. I have a 50mm f1.4 that I use for a lot of my stuff. There's not much difference between 1.4 and 1.8.
Yup, studying film making. My emphasis is of course on the camera/lighting. Currently in a cinematography class, learning a lot, even though I've been through photo school. Lots of new stuff to learn when it comes to film making.
I totally want a 10 stop nd filter. Have you seen the shots you can get with one of those? 15-30 sec exposures in bright sun. o.O I see some of your photos have some nice long exposures.
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10 stop??
WOW. Haha. All those filters in the link look complex though.. wouldn't know which one to get.
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best one i could find for cheap: [link]
theres also this other filter type: [link]
both are 2 stop
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i haven't done it yet, but have you heard of painting with light? as your camera is sitting there you can flash a big light on the rocks real fast and it will show up in your photo!!! i had gotten a DVD about photos and that was in there.
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interesting... didn't think about it! thanks for the idea 
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beautiful scene and great job capturing it! the composition is gorgeous
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thankee!! always experimenting
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looks great, and the horizontal line looks... horizontal hahahaha, the water looks calm...
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thanks for your support as per usual + the fave
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haha not really. Need to develop editing skills. I'm too scared to edit things. :S
Thanks though
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just turned on the desktop awhile back and found the original version of this as my background.. it was all warped and stuff.. HAHAHA.. i was like.. ooh. MUST LIGHTROOM. *lightroomed* haha.. haven't actually edited any of the colour yet tho!!! *newbie*
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